Arkansas Bengal Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 New staging for Bengals' Drive for Five Posted Apr 17, 2015 Geoff Hobson Editor Bengals.com The stage is set for the Drive for Five. When the Bengals arrive Monday at Paul Brown Stadium for the start of voluntary off-season workouts, they’ll be greeted with a state-of-the-art renovation in the team space facility as well as a streamlined schedule. Overlooking all of it will be computer screens reminding them that the goal is Super Bowl 50 in the bid to reach the postseason for the fifth straight year. The buzz of the workers and movers is a mirror of what’s going on in the Bengals draft room, where on April 30-May 2 they’ll have nine selections that include four in the first three rounds and six in the first four. This past week they hosted players that didn’t make it to the NFL scouting combine so they could undergo physicals, as well as 24 local players for a workout and View Gallery | 16 Photos Weight Room: Construction Gallery 1 physicals. The latter exercise is more for picking off players to round out the rookie minicamp set for the weekend of May 8-10. They also are allowed to host up to 30 prospects before the draft and one of them is Oklahoma wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham, one of the red flags in the draft. ProFootballTalk.com reported he’s also visited the Vikings, Ravens, and 49ers. Players have also been busy working out and with other commitments. The training exploits of defensive tackle Domata Peko and linebackers Rey Maualuga, Vincent Rey, and Jayson DiManche at Ignition in Mason, Ohio have appeared regularly on Twitter, and quarterbacks Andy Dalton and A.J. McCarron arrive after participating in Dr. Tom House’s quarterback camp at USC. Dalton and his wife Jordan are featured Sunday morning on the CBS show “Game Changers,’ detailing their work in the community and it airs at 7:30 a.m. on Cincinnati’s Channel 12. Also back in town is Pro Bowl WILL linebacker Vontaze Burfict as he rehabs from microfracture knee surgery. View Gallery | 10 Photos Weight Room: Construction Gallery 2 Burfict and some players such as tight end Tyler Eifert and right tackle Andre Smith will be rehabbing and aren’t expected to take the field when the practices start in late May. They’ll be moving around in what basically amounts to new digs in a project of more than $2 million that not only includes an expanded weight room, but a 50-yard turf field at the foot of the weight room, a new players’ lounge, and a new cafeteria and kitchen. The centerpiece is the weight room, which is about 60 percent bigger than the original and is going to be stocked with mostly new equipment. The expansion allows more players to lift at the same time, meaning that there won’t be staggered times throughout the voluntary workouts, which are limited to four hours per day four times a week. So, everyone checks in at 8 a.m. and leaves at noon. “That should make us more efficient all the way around by consolidating the schedule,’ says Chip Morton, the only head strength and conditioning coach head coach Marvin Lewis has had in his 13 seasons. “The people here have done a great job coming up with more space in what was already a great facility. There’ll be more time for meetings and teaching in all areas. It’s a double-edged sword. “It’s not always the best thing to have more people. The strength of our department has always been coaching, teaching, and the one-on-one stuff. We have to work twice as hard View Gallery | 12 Photos Weight Room: Construction Gallery 3 in our interaction with the players, recording information, tracking progress, the things we’ve done well. Yes, we have more athletes working at the same time, but the onus will be on us to coach harder.” Along with associate head strength and conditioning coach Jeff Friday, Morton also has a full-time assistant in charge of technology and tracking as well as three part-timers, putting five coaches in the weight room instead of four. Morton has kept the effective machines and discarded the not so effective. Basically, if they like what a machine has done, they’ve ordered more of them. For instance, instead of one seated row machine, they’ll now have two, as well as more racks, platforms, and leg presses. If the Bengals like a model but it’s no longer available, they’ve kept it. Morton has also taken a peek into the future by expanding the number of Keiser's Pneumatic machines, which have grown out of draft prospects training so extensively for the NFL scouting combine in the last five or so years. “It’s air resistance and in our case it augments the iron on the bar,” Morton says. “It’s a way to add additional resistance while training at different velocities more safely and more effectively. its velocity training and some would say it’s a methodology that is going to be used more and more in the future.” A prime example of how the Bengals can consolidate their training comes on the turf field. It is what Morton calls ‘creating more options.” Because of weather restrictions and View Gallery | 10 Photos Weight Room: Construction Gallery 4 the distance to the fields from the weight room, the Bengals couldn’t always incorporate some drills directly into the program. “Now you can get right off a squat exercise and go right into a sled push. We’ve increased the creativity,” Morton says. “We can use the field to run, warmup, and do mobility work, circuit training, sled work, sled drag, sled push. That can all become part of the workout.” And the Bengals might see some familiar faces along the way. “I like the fact we’ll all be in here together,’ said veteran cornerback Leon Hall. “I think that will be good for everybody. It will be nice to see guys at some of the other positions. You can go or awhile without seeing an offensive or defensive lineman.” http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/New-staging-for-Bengals-Drive-for-Five/766952ee-e751-488d-bab6-bfe3825a8547 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkansas Bengal Posted April 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Hard to believe that Eifert STILL isn't cleared to play. Makes me wonder if he's going to end up being another Chris Perry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnickyCat Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Hard to believe that Eifert STILL isn't cleared to play. Makes me wonder if he's going to end up being another Chris Perry...He had the shoulder surgery in December and its about a 6 month rehab so no surprise that he most likely won't be out there in May. Now if for some reason he isn't ready for the start of training camp then I would be worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 drive for five? as in a 5th straight embarrassing playoff defeat? "Cincinnati Bengals - 5th times the charm, amirite?!?!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 drive for five? as in a 5th straight embarrassing playoff defeat? "Cincinnati Bengals - 5th times the charm, amirite?!?!" I was wondering how long it'd take before someone chimed in with the mandatory "making the playoffs every year sucks" post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tigre Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 And there still isn't a practice bubble either. Damn bum franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Oly lift platforms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_dish Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 drive for five? as in a 5th straight embarrassing playoff defeat? "Cincinnati Bengals - 5th times the charm, amirite?!?!" I thought maybe someone here amended that title. Nope. Drive for 5 non-competitive playoff defeats is an actual thing at PBS It should be the Run for One... Or Quest to Play First Round Best... Anything other than Drive for Five Pathetic Playoff appearances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khatmandude Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 It seems the '90s has really done a number on some people. This 4 peat is ultimate success compared to then, apparently, so it's ALL GOOD. Wildcard Rd ass stomping? Sure, I'll have another, at least it's not the '90s...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|BlackJesus| Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 :0stfu: I don't see what's wrong with making the playoffs your FLOOR of expectations every year ? ... Nobody said it is the ceiling ... the top 12 teams each year go to the tournament, the winner of the tournament gets a Lombardi trophy, so of course it makes sense that your minimal goal each year would be making the tournament -- not an easy feat in itself and yes an accomplishment that 20 other teams miss out on every January. 5 straight playoff appearances is impressive, regardless if you lost in the first round each year or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|BlackJesus| Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Marvin has said in the past that the team enters each season with 3 goals: 1. Go undefeated (8-0) at home 2. Win the AFC North (thus ensuring the playoffs) 3. Win the Super Bowl Just because you concentrate on #2, doesn't mean you are ignoring #3 ... but #2 is a pre-requisite to the latter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelWeston Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Drive onward to the wildcard round. Yeah! The reality is the team hasn't done anything to improve past that round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|kennethmw| Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Drive onward to the wildcard round. Yeah! The reality is the team hasn't done anything to improve past that round. The true reality is that regardless of what they do, you and your ilk will complain about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharm Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 At least it's not the 90s and our QB won the Rose Bowl. Some posters are just too demanding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengal27 Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Scorned lovers, all😢 therapy is in order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooky Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 At least it's not the 90s and our QB won the Rose Bowl. Some posters are just too demanding! Boo fucking hoo! Why do you keep bringing up the Rose Bowl? What the fuck does that have to do with anything. And I don't think anybody is content with just making the playoffs, but they rationalize that it could be worse. If those of us that think that way were in a position to make changes and didn't, then I would understand why you would get so aggravated with that view. But to my knowledge, none of us can do jack shit about it except hope for the best. People are saying that the Bengals haven't done anything to improve though they haven't drafted yet and FA is not over. I don't think that there is anybody here that is content with the current roster. There is still hope whether you likeit or not. Or you can just assume that they won't improve and will lose in the playoffs again if they even make it. I , for one, am going to hope they make the playoffs for the fifth straight year for starters, then go on to win the Super Bowl. Even if people think that it shows I'm too stupid to realize that it's impossible. I'm not going to give up 3 months before the season starts like shmarm and his ilk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tigre Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Scharm is just mocking his pet hate's magnificent Rose Bowl against Wisconsin. It goes along with the meme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_dish Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 :0stfu: I don't see what's wrong with making the playoffs your FLOOR of expectations every year ? ... Nobody said it is the ceiling ... the top 12 teams each year go to the tournament, the winner of the tournament gets a Lombardi trophy, so of course it makes sense that your minimal goal each year would be making the tournament -- not an easy feat in itself and yes an accomplishment that 20 other teams miss out on every January. 5 straight playoff appearances is impressive, regardless if you lost in the first round each year or not. Yeah but being the 12th best team out of a field of only 32 teams (when many finish better than that in the same 4 year, or 12 year window) is not a very good accomplishment. And them promoting their 12th place finishes each year is a sad reflection on the known issues of this team- that they dont want to win it all, and dont want to try to be the best team in the NFL. Just getting to the playoffs is what they consider their superbowl championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharm Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 :0stfu: I don't see what's wrong with making the playoffs your FLOOR of expectations every year ? ... Nobody said it is the ceiling ... the top 12 teams each year go to the tournament, the winner of the tournament gets a Lombardi trophy, so of course it makes sense that your minimal goal each year would be making the tournament -- not an easy feat in itself and yes an accomplishment that 20 other teams miss out on every January. 5 straight playoff appearances is impressive, regardless if you lost in the first round each year or not. Really can't claim it's the floor when it's been the top of their organization accomplishment since beating the Oilers back 1991. Can't claim it's the floor when they continue to make slow changes to their operation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 I think the roster is pretty good, actually. Obviously they need to add some depth - hey lucky for us there's a draft in <2 weeks! I think there's enough talent to make a run, the problem IMHO has been getting them to play like it. Team Eeyore is going to do what they do no matter who the QB is, anyway. There's always something to bitch about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|High School Harry| Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Mike Brown's personal throne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooky Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Yeah but being the 12th best team out of a field of only 32 teams (when many finish better than that in the same 4 year, or 12 year window) is not a very good accomplishment. And them promoting their 12th place finishes each year is a sad reflection on the known issues of this team- that they dont want to win it all, and dont want to try to be the best team in the NFL. Just getting to the playoffs is what they consider their superbowl championship. That is what is fucked up is that some people think that the organization is content with just making the playoffs. Do you really think that they don't care just because they haven't been able to get past the first round? I haven't noticed that they were celebrating just making the playoffs when the season was over. Before Marvin showed up, people said that Mike Brown didn't care about winning at all since he was still making money. Now they say that he doesn't care about winning in the playoffs. That can't be true. Now I would argue that he might not know how to get to the next level, but as a fan, I can only hope they figure it out and accept their accomplishments and be glad that they're not the turds or as bad as half of the other NFL teams. A few of the people on here seem to get pissed off at people who are not complaining enough. Shmarm's been going off on me because I won't admit that Dalton and the Bengals will blow it again this year when I have no idea what will happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnickyCat Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 .....they dont want to win it all, and dont want to try to be the best team in the NFL. Just getting to the playoffs is what they consider their superbowl championship. good grief :facepalm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnbengal Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 It may be time to resurrect the chicken little moniker for team Eeyore, it definitely has a 90's feel around here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooky Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 good grief :facepalm: Perfect. Big Dish and shmarmy should get a room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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